Monday 30 November 2020

Zoo Newsdump (w/e 30/11/2020)

 

United Kingdom's The Big Cat Sanctuary took to its official Instagram handle and shared stunning images of Jaguar on the event of International ...
French authorities seize 14 tigers and lions from fake sanctuary near Paris that let visitors feed ...
26 November 2020 – French authorities seized 14 big cats, including two lion cubs and one tiger cub, from self-acclaimed rescue foundation Caresse ...

Sunday 29 November 2020

CHINA: Snow Leopards May Be on the Rise

 

But unlike their big cat cousins, their vocal cords don't have a certain kind of elastic fiber tissue to produce that distinctive big cat roar. Snow leopards ...

UK, NORTHUMBERLAND: Wild boar?

 


“I've seen all the comments about it being a cat of some sort. “And whilst there are rumours and stories of wild cats in Northumberland, I'm sceptical as ...

THATILAND/CAMBODIA: Rare image shows clouded leopard


 

The big cat, whose name is earned by its cloud-like spots, was spotted in the Phanom Dong Rak mountains near Isaan, according to Chaiwat ...

NEW ZEALAND: Another story

 

"But I looked and there it was - my first thought was 'if that's the cub, how big is the mother?'," he said. Repeated sightings of large black cats have been ...

UK, LONDO0N: Big cat stalks Tesco

 

Industrial meat and dairy production is the biggest driver of global deforestation and each year forests are felled and fires are deliberately set across ...

UK, YORKS: Halifax, Dean Clough Mills, cat?

 

From the footage it appears to show large cat coming out of a sheltered car park close to Stod Fold. It is the second sighting of the apparent wild animal ...

UK, YORKS: Halifax, Piece Hall, cat?

 




Mystery surrounds the sighting of what appears to be a big cat prowling around a historic hall in the dead of night.

Friday 27 November 2020

 

Another shot shows the bloody six-foot-tall bear stand back up and swipe at the tiger with its claws and teeth causing the big cat to retreat. The rare ...

Wednesday 25 November 2020

Virus Is Threatening Siberian Tigers

 

Though it was initially believed that the disease could not cross over to felines, a CDV outbreak among captive big cats in California in the 1980s ...

UK, WARWICKSHIRE: White tiger sighting

 



PC Craig Purcell with 'the big cat' -which turned out to be a huge stuffed toy tiger. PC Purcell said: "Walking in the pitch black through a wooded area my ...
A police officer said he was left “frozen to the spot” after apparently seeing a big cat on the loose in a village just outside of Coventry. But those ...
... patrol - but an officer with the Warwickshire Rural Crime Team got the scare of his life when he came across what looked like a big cat in the bushes.

UK, WALES: New video

 



It is been a second big cat sighting in Flintshire in less than a month and there are now fears a puma is on the loose in the Welsh countryside. It stepped ...
It is the second big cat sighting in Flintshire in less than a month and there are now fears a puma is on the loose in the Welsh countryside. Toby, from ...

Tuesday 24 November 2020

Zoo Newsdump (w/e 23/11/2020)

... of Russian Copper Company, said the firm that was more than happy to have the big cat flown to Tanzania after it was taken away from its captors.
... centre three years ago after it started coming close to villages in the area, will be the upcoming international zoo''s first big cat attraction, they said.
The big cat was a hit with fans at the park and bosses say they are ... The Friskney attraction posted on Facebook: “It is with great sadness that I have ...
The breeding of captive and wild big cats is thought to be a world-first, although project leaders sought advice from colleagues who had success with ...
A POPULAR wildlife park in West Berkshire has recently welcomed a new addition: a wild cat named Finn. Finn is a lynx, who is now enjoying making ...



Indian subcontinent newsdump (w/e 23/11/2020)

He said given the large big cat population and fight for territory in Ranthambore, several male tigers keep moving out in search of space. As per the ...
According to reports, the big cat is still hiding among the dense shrubs. The presence of a tiger at this spot is a great threat to the commuters passing ...
People flock to it from all over the country and different parts of the world to get a look at the big cat in its natural habitat. The Conversation (0). Start a ..
... attacks on humans, trapping cameras have been installed in the forests of Tanahun's Bhanu Municipality to study activities of the big cat species.
As harvesting is in full swing, sightings of the big cats is common. These felines have a tendency to stray into villages in search of prey as harvesting ...
A big cat, which strayed into the forests in this region from neighbouring Maharastra's Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, has been searching for a habitat ...
“To identify the big cat, the department matched the latest pictures with ... periphery of RNP will give birth to a conflict in wild cats,” added Khandal.
The big cat attacked the child when she was having lunch with her ... the forests as the wild animals take them for their natural habitat, he added.
According to zoo officials, the big cat was suffering from acute symptoms of Chronic Kidney Disorder and was under critical care for the past few days.
However, sources said big cats and other animals in the park are under threat from field rats and mongoose which are present in large numbers and ...
The big cat is 13 and was seen on October 19 in Kundera sanctuary. ... share its territory with other big cats and the strong ones push the weak.
A big cat, which strayed into the wild of this region from neighboring Maharastra's Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, was searching for a habitat for the past ...
However, there was no incident of a big cat attacking humans. The tribals also engage in podu cultivation in the forest area and the fact that the tiger ...
The incident took place at around 5.30 am when the big cat entered the home of Samaria Patel in Aketpur village, around 100 km from the district ...
The big cat's teeth were worn out and he was too old to hunt, and may have died of old age and hunger, he said. A post-mortem was conducted and ...
On November 10, the victim, Jaya Dhondiram Chavar, accompanied her mother to fetch water in the village, when the big cat dragged the girl away, ...

Some locals who spotted the tiger fled from the spot in fear, while two youths climbed trees to escape the big cat.
He has completed the longest walk by a tiger ever recorded in India and "settled" in a sanctuary, where he is the only big cat. Fondly called Walker by ...
The 205-sqkm Dnyanganga sanctuary is home to leopards, blue bull, wild boar, ... Wildlife officials say the big cat did not travel in a "linear manner".
The big cat died during treatment, early on Sunday. According to ... The wild cat lay in the bushes and was carried into the ambulance. It succumbed to ...
We are also trying to push the big cat back into the forest. There is sufficient prey there." Sanjay Pathak, field director, DTR, said, “We are continuously ...
... changing the live baits to lure the big cat into trap cages set up in the forest. ... Wild animals also attack when they feel threatened by the presence of ...
Poaching, electrocution suspected. Though the exact reason behind the tiger's death is still unclear, it is believed that the big cat was either killed by ...





FLORIDA PANTHER: Hit by car

MORE NEWS: Leopard mauls Florida man who paid for 'full-contact experience' with big cat. Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeast, but ...
The endangered big cat once roamed the state. However, their habitat has been decimated by development and sprawl. The remaining 230 or so ...



KENYA: Oldest lion dies

Among those who eulogised the iconic lion nicknamed “Olorpapit” included conservationists and wildlife lovers who had interacted with the big cat.



USA/Canada Newsdump (w/e 23/11/2020)

The dogs' owner also runs over, screaming at the big cat, and picking up her ... "And that was a f***ing large mountain lion," marvelled som
Ott believes it was a cougar attack based on eyewitness accounts of a big cat in the area and the wounds Chips suffered. "Sometime between ...
Scottsbluff Police Warn Locals of Big Cat Sighting in Area. BY Ryan Murphy | November 19, 2020. Home › News › Regional News. Scottsbluff Police ..
Loud gestures are usually all it takes to cause one of these big cats to flee, but it was obvious this cat was not gonna go away quietly. She followed all ...
Potter made the move to call the Cougar Conservatory, which sent the big cat to the University of California, Davis, where doctors conducted an ...
“We both saw it and it was definitely feline but far too big for a domestic cat. “If it was a domestic cat, it was the biggest domestic cat I've ever seen.
There have been two other reports of cougars in the city since September. The first occurred when a resident spotted the big cat on a doorbell camera.
Little dog Winston didn't let a big cat stand in the way of his unbreakable ... Instead of running away, Winston barked and charged at the much larger ...



SCIENCE DAILY: Rare species of small cats inadequately protected

 

The Indian subcontinent is a hotspot for wild felines. ... cats in the Indian subcontinent don't get as much attention as the more spectacular big cats.